What is recorded here

Graveslab in Abbeyquarter North is a graveslab in Abbeyquarter North, County Sligo, Ireland. The trapezoidal stone displays an eight-line English inscription for Donogh, dated 1723 or 1728, yet the carving sits over older interlace and cross decoration. This reuse suggests the slab originated in the 17th century before becoming a coffin tomb lid in the 18th century.

Located in the church of Sligo Dominican friary (SL014-065008-), on display on the N wall of the nave. Trapezoidal graveslab, bearing an inscription with the date '1723' or '1728'. However, the 18th-century inscription appears to have been carved over existing decoration, suggesting that the slab was re-used, and overall style of the graveslab also suggests an earlier date, perhaps in the 17th century. It would have been the lid of a coffin tomb. It is almost whole, except for a section of the top-right corner of the slab. All along the edge of the slabs are two grooves forming a shallow moulding, and it is similar in style and proportion to another graveslab, located in the S chapel of the church (SL014-065039-). While the surface is rather worn, it appears that some of the decoration included interlace-like design and the shaft of a cross, similar to another graveslab displayed on the N wall of the nave (SL014-065037-). The inscription is in English, and extends over eight lines, which read: 'Pray [for the] soul of Donogh, who dies the 22 of March, Anno Do. 1728 (or 1723)'. Attached image: SL014-065047-_01.JPG Compiled by Anne-Julie Lafaye Date of upload: 11 January 2023

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